Roselle resident Carol Jaskula and her seeing-eye dog, Vadar, head into work on her last day as a receptionist at the Union County Administration Building. Jaskula has worked there for the past 39 years and has commuted to and from work by bus with the aid of her seeing-eye dogs. (Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Roselle resident Carol Jaskula and her seeing-eye dog, Vadar, head into work on her last day as a receptionist at the Union County Administration Building. Jaskula has worked there for the past 39 years and has commuted to and from work by bus with the aid of her seeing-eye dogs. (Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, joined by Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., calls on Cuba to return fugitive JoAnne Chesimard who was convicted of first-degree murder following a 1973 New Jersey Turnpike shootout in East Brunswick that left one New Jersey State Trooper dead and another critically wounded. (Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Gerard Richardson was sent to prison to serve 30 years for a murder he did not commit. It took him 19 years to prove his innocence and is now an advocate for a post conviction bill. (Video by Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Seton Hall men's basketball coach Kevin Willard talks about defeating Rutgers in the Garden State Hardwood Classic basketball game held at the Prudential Center. (Video by Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, along with community leaders gather in front of the Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Building to voice their disappointment in a Missouri grand jury’s failure to indict the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. (Video by Robert Sciarrino | njadvancemendia.com)

Maxine Giannini, the wife of artist and WW II veteran Ugo Giannini who landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, reads a letter to his first girlfriend form the book Maxine published, ‘Drawing D-Day.’ The book contains sketches and writings from his experiences during WW II. Giannini continued to draw sketches about the war for the rest of his life but kept the drawings hidden from her. She discovered them in his studio after his death. (Video by Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Gov. Chris Christie predicts that the Republicans will take over control of the U.S. senate in today's general election and says folks perceive President Obama as being weak. (Video by Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Joe Oriente, of Cliffside Park, recounts his life-and-death struggle with a rabid coyote in Chester Township’s Black River Wildlife Management Area after the animal attacked him bitting him on his arm and face. Oriente managed to kill the animal following a five-minute struggle. (Video by Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

The historic Ellis Island Hospital Complex, where 1.2 million immigrants received medical care between 1901 and 1954 is scheduled to open to the public in October. This will be the first time in 60 years the hospital complex will be open to visitors. (Robert Sciarrino | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)